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Robinhood is Working On Crypto Gift Transfers - Report
14.12.2021
With the holiday season approaching, US online trading platform Robinhood is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow its customers to send cryptocurrency to other users as a gift.
The forthcoming functionality was discovered in parts of the code of a beta version of the company’s...
Russia to Ban Funds from Crypto Investment, Experts Warn of ‘Blurry’ Legal Status
14.12.2021
The Russian Central Bank has moved to bar financial firms in the country from engaging with crypto-related mutual funds.
In a press release, the resolutely anti-crypto body, which also polices the domestic financial sector, announced it had created a draft directive, which it will listen...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Altcoins Break Key Supports
14.12.2021
Bitcoin price failed to gain pace above the USD 49,200 resistance zone. BTC started a fresh decline and traded below the USD 48,000 support. It even broke the USD 47,200 support and is currently (04:18 UTC) keeps showing bearish signs.
Similarly, most major altcoins are gaining bearish...
Chinese Courts Sentence Crypto Miner, Fraud Rings as Enforcement Continues
14.12.2021
Crypto mining and investment in most of their forms have been shunted to the margins of society in China, but in some parts of the country, appetite for mining coins remains high, to the extent that some seem prepared to steal electricity from the grid to fuel their efforts....
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Arthur Hayes Tells Crypto Traders ‘It Pays to Wait,’ Stronger USD Coming
13.12.2021
Monetary policy in the US and China will most likely not get any easier in the near term, and it, therefore “pays to wait” with making new investments in crypto, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, suggested. ...
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Banking Behemoth's Crypto Wallet, Ethereum Outflows, Bitcoin's Milestone, Cheap NFT Ape + More News
13.12.2021
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US ‘Could Hit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet with Sanctions,’ Claims NGO
13.12.2021
The United States could impose sanctions on El Salvador’s Chivo bitcoin (BTC) wallet, the human rights organization Cristosal has speculated.
Tensions between Washington and San Salvador are continuing to deteriorate with relations between the American President Joe Biden and the El Salvador...
State-Owned Investment Giant Mubadala Invests In Crypto, Blockchain-Based Ecosystem
13.12.2021
In a move that could potentially inject billions of dollars into the global crypto markets, Abu Dhabi’s leading state-owned holding Mubadala Investment Company is acknowledging it has started to invest its assets in cryptocurrencies and their surrounding blockchain-based ecosystem. ...
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Consolidate Losses, DOT, LUNA, and AVAX Gain Momentum
13.12.2021
Bitcoin price attempted a recovery wave above USD 50,800 zone but failed to continue. It is currently (04:27 UTC) trading near USD 48,800, with a key support at USD 48,500.
Similarly, most major altcoins are struggling to recover. ETH could extend losses if there is a close below USD 3,880. XRP...
Russian Intelligence Service Wants More Power to Seize Crypto, Freeze Wallets
10.12.2021
Russia’s answer to the American FBI, the Investigative Committee of Russia, has called upon the government to grant it the power to seize crypto and freeze wallets.
In an interview with the media outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin stated that...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set for a Sharp Rise While Profitability Drops
10.12.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficultly is set to see a significant increase in less than a day, seeing it move a step closer to its May all-time high (ATH) at a time when competition among miners is growing while profitability is decreasing.
It is currently estimated by the mining pool BTC.com that...
Ripple's Camp Attacks Bitcoin Mining With 'The Stupidest Idea' Again
10.12.2021
Ripple's executives keep bashing Bitcoin (BTC) mining, this time by suggesting a new idea that was labeled "the stupidest idea" of 2021 by a mining expert.
Bitcoin should move away from the “climate disaster” that is its proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, and instead, embrace a model...
Bitcoin Hovers Near $48k Ahead of Fresh Key US Inflation Data
10.12.2021
The main idea of Bitcoin is to develop a programmable agreement without the intervention of a third-party association. Many investors and ordinary people consider it a form of asset that will increase in value in the future. Moreover, the Bitcoin asset distribution helps the company raise money...
Bitcoin Rises as US Inflation Reaches Its Highest Since 1982
10.12.2021
The bitcoin (BTC) price rose by about 2.5% in a matter of just 10 minutes today after US inflation numbers reached 6.8% from a year ago, marking the highest increase since 1982.
At 14:24 UTC, BTC stood at USD 49,575, up 0.9% for the past 24 hours and up 1.4% for the past hour, after initially...
Crypto Regulation Should Be Global, Not National - IMF Directors
10.12.2021
The rapid growth of crypto assets, associated products and services, and the interlinkages with the regulated financial system are intensifying the need for global crypto regulation that should be comprehensive, consistent and coordinated by the world’s regulators, according to a recent paper...
India's Bollywood-Worthy Twists & Turns as Gov't Set to Make Key Crypto Decisions
10.12.2021
India’s protracted struggle with crypto-related legislation has taken yet another confusing turn, while a range of options appears to be on the table for a key meeting to be held today – with the crypto-skeptic Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to make a decisive call in the next...
Ethereum, Major Altcoins Drop Against Bitcoin
10.12.2021
Bitcoin price failed to clear the USD 50,000 resistance zone and corrected gains. BTC traded below the USD 49,000 support level. It is currently (04:26 UTC) showing bearish signs near USD 48,500 and is down over 2% in a day....
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Perhaps Binance’s CZ Isn’t World’s Richest Ethnic Chinese Person After All – Report
10.12.2021
Just over a week after a major Chinese media outlet claimed that the Binance Founder and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is the richest ethnic Chinese person alive, another report has surfaced questioning the logic of the original report.
In an article published by the media outlet Yijian Finance,...
Lack of Transparency Blighting El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption, Critics Say
9.12.2021
Media outlets claim that bitcoin (BTC) adoption has been a damp squib thus far in El Salvador – and have bemoaned the fact that the government has failed to produce any explanation of how it has spent the money it has forked out on token purchases....
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Bitcoin Hashrate Close to Full Recovery After China’s Mining Ban
9.12.2021
The hashrate, or the computational power of the Bitcoin (BTC) network is close to a full recovery after a massive migration of miners out of China following a ban on mining and other crypto-related activities there in May this year.
According to the latest data, the hashrate of the Bitcoin...